Election tribunal declared election of NA-89 ‘void’ on Ludhanvi plea

Saudi funded Election Tribunal on Wednesday declared the Election of NA-89 of Jhang as void on the appeal of Chief of banned terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba known as Ahlesunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Ahmed Ludhianvi against Sheikh Muhammad Akram

of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on the charges of bank default among others.

The election tribunal accepted the petition of the chief of outlawed terrorist outfit despite the organization was banned by the government of Pakistan over its involvement in sectarian killings and terrorism.

It must be remembered that the constituency has a history of PML-N and ASWJ patch up but surprisingly in 2013 elections, PML-N gave ticket to Sheikh Waqas Akram, ineligible due to a fake degree, Waqas put forward his father Sheikh Muhammad Akram to contest and he won the election with thumb-pin majority with the support of AhleSunnat (Beralvi) and Shia voters.